Errant shot strikes Cass County deer hunter in head

A Cassopolis man, 26-year-old David MicKiewicz, is in stable condition at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo, after being accidentally shot while deer hunting Wednesday afternoon.

The Cass County SheriffÂ?s Department is reporting MicKiewicz was hunting in LaGrange Township between 4 and 4:30 p.m., with two other hunters.

Someone shot at a deer and the round passed through thicket, striking MicKiewicz in the head, according to sheriffÂ?s department press release. He was taken to Borgess Lee Memorial Hospital in Dowagiac and later transferred to Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo.